Talking to some guys I play Forza Motorsport 4 with on the XBox 360 a couple of months ago, an argument commenced over what exactly constitutes a “ricer”.
Obviously, the term has moved beyond the nickname for Japanese cars. Originally, because of their low fuel consumption and the fact they were from Asia, where a lot of rice is consumed, Japanese cars were referred to as “rice burners”. A slightly derogatory and racist term.
These days, the term is generally used more in light of a particular group of car, ahem, culture, who do particular things to their vehicles that make them stand out.
Read the following list and you should get the gist of what we’re on about.
You know you’re a ricer if :
1. Your rims and tyres are so large that they double your car’s weight.
2. Your car has a GT-R badge, in homage to the great “Godzilla”, but no RB26DETT engine or ATTESA AWD system.
3. Your non-turbo FWD Lancer has Evolution badges all over it.
4. Your car has more exhaust decibels than kilowatts of power.
5. Your car’s stereo is rated at more kilowatts than your engine is.
6. Your car is covered in MOMO stickers, but you have no MOMO stuff in/on it.
7. You’ve ever bought a set of clear tail-lights for something other than the Lexus IS series.
8. You lean back so far in the seat that your back hurts instead of your bum when you hit a bump in the road.
9. If you go faster than 60km/h, your bumper drags on the road.
10. Your inline 4 is fitted with a dual-exhaust system.
11. You’ve spent more on the stickers on your car than you have on fuel for running it for the year.
12.You brag about running 18s for the quarter.
13. Your A Pillar Gauges are so numerous and so bright they can be seen by satellite.
14. There are more neon lights on your car than at a strip club.
15. You put Honda VTEC badges and stickers on your Hyundai or Mazda
16. You line your interior with the hide from green, pink, yellow or blue “cows”.
17. Your car makes a blow-off valve noise, but is a non-turbo.
18. You claim that the Cone Filter you installed gives your car 30% more power, which is about 4 kilowatts.
19. You can recite every single line from “The Fast and the Furious” series of movies.
20. You bring an empty coffee can with you when you’re shopping for an exhaust tip.
Michael Adams from Test Driven Australia
Article Originally Written for Infinite-Garage
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